In celebration of Asian Heritage Month Toronto Public Library acknowledges the rich and diverse cultural contributions of Asian and Asian-Canadian writers with this booklist of recent fiction and non-fiction for adults, teens and children.
Do you like to write stories, poems, plays, essays? Check out the library display to see what we have in print on improving your creative and nonfiction writing. Some writing contests to check out:
- ◙Pierre Berton (Earl Haig Secondary’s own contest evaluated by the English Department and students – Due Feb 1st, 2012)
Modern Dance captured on Film: Pina[Jan 21, 2012]"Pinamasterfully captures the essence of Bausch's work and sets a new benchmark for the depiction of dance on film" (TIFF.net) If you have a chance, check out Pina, the documentary about the German choreographer, shot in beautiful locales and featuring some of Pina Bausch's original company members. It is currently playing at the TIFF lightbox at King and John (near Roy Thompson Hall). //Globe and Mail// review of the film.
Happy 2012! [Jan 9, 2012] Start the new year by setting some reading goals. What books would you like to complete by the end of each month? Visit the library and check out some great reads. See the top Torontonian reads of 2011 The ◙White Pine reading club resumes on Monday January 16th at 3:30pm in the library computer lab. Don’t forget about the◙Write Across Ontario contest– due February 1st.
“Get your writing read by well-known authors! Chose one of the story starters and submit your work to ◙Write Across Ontario’screative writing competition by February 1st, 2012. Winners will be published and win a cash prize.
Have a safe and Happy Holiday!
To you and yours, have a restful, safe, and happy holidays. Consider some good reads by visiting the library.
Haiger alumnuus, Martha Schabas, author of Various Positions will be visiting Earl Haig Secondary Library on Monday Dec. 5th, 2011during periods 1 and 2 in the new Window Lab. If you are not in a class that has been asked to attend, please see a teacher-librarian to get permission for period 1 or 2 that day.
"At 14, Georgia, our narrator, is at a perilous age. Friendless, frightened by her schoolmates’ party game — “chicken,” a nasty advance on spin the bottle — she is saved one March day by a letter from the prestigious Royal Toronto Ballet Academy. A successful audition promises escape from her parents’ war of attrition — her physician father mostly absent, her teacher mother mostly sad — and, ideally, from puberty itself."
**This novel is recommended for senior students.
Read More: Canada Reads Nominees
[Nov. 28, 2011]
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Read more! Take a look at the 2012 nominees for the CBC Canada Reads program. Books are debated by Canadian celebs. Which one will win? This year's selections are in nonfiction. Click on the images for more info. Check out the Young Adult
Thursday is Parent-Teacher interviews. If you are getting less than 70 in the course, it is highly recommended that you attend with your parents to develop an action plan for success in the English course!
Winning entries will be published online in the Open Book Magazine. Each winner will also receive a prize of $500! Click image for more info.
Start date: November 1, 2011
Closing date: Feb 1st, 2012
You must be an Ontario high school student to enter
Three (3) authors will write story-starters (What’s that? A story-starter is a couple of sentences or a paragraph that provides students with a place to start their story, but where the story goes from there is in the hands of each individual student)
Entries will be judged by Authors at Harbourfront Centre, in conjunction with Open Book Ontario
There will be four (4) winners selected, one (1) from each grade of high school
One submission per student will be accepted and entries will not be returned
Click on the image to see the fallen from recent wars.
Click on the map to see the residences of the enlisted Torontonians who died during WWII
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In preparation for our Remembrance Day Assembly on Nov. 11th, learn more about the people who have given their lives as ” we bear witness and explore the true human cost of war.” (CBC) The White Pine Book Award 2012 selections have been announced. Click here for the 2012 fiction titles and here for the non-fiction titles. Check out last year's selections. If you are a Senior student interested in leading the Book Club, notify Mr. Go. Click here for more info. Students who have read at least five of the ten titles can vote for their favourite book in April. Winners are announced in May.
Join Earl Haig's Gay-Straight Alliance
[Oct. 12, 2011]
Interested in making Earl Haig a more inclusive space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LBGTQ) staff and students? Come to room 232 after school on Monday Oct. 17 (meets every 3rd Monday of the month) and bring your ideas for Earl Haig's GSA. Click here for more info.
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Britannica Image Quest Gallery
[Oct. 11, 2011] Need a picture for a project? Check out the new place to find images for media projects. All the images are accompanied by the proper citation. As with any Britannica article, you can choose which format to use (in English, we use MLA formatting). Access this great resource by clicking here and using the same username and password forBritannica Online (listed in your agenda). Check your class page for more info.
"Britannica Image Quest, which contains more than two million images from over 50 of the best collections in the world. All images are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use—ideal for use in lessons plans, student projects, school Web sites, and beyond." (Britannica Image Quest)
The Turnitin Calendar
[Oct. 6, 2011]
Use the turnitin calendar to stay on top of due dates. Log into your account and click on the calendar tab.
Click on the image to expand.
Your first stop for General Reference
[Oct. 3, 2011]
To verify the information that you find on wikipedia, check out Encyclopedia Britannica online, a great general resource for facts and general reference. Click here to visit our Library's list of at least 20 electronic resources and refer to your school agenda for usernames and passwords.
Why use a database?
Sign up for turnitin
[Sept. 19th, 2011] If you haven't already, please sign up for turnitin using the class id and password provided by Mr. Go. Be sure to use an email you check frequently since this will be used for class announcements.
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month Toronto Public Library acknowledges the rich and diverse cultural contributions of Asian and Asian-Canadian writers with this booklist of recent fiction and non-fiction for adults, teens and children.
What are all these codes?
Click here to find out.
OnWednesday February 29th, the Library will be featuring a simulcast of theTED conference 2012. To sign up for the event,click here.
Thursday and Friday Jan. 26 and 27
Exam Day Schedule:
Period 1 8:50-9:35
Period 4 9:40-10:25
Period 5 10:30-11:15
Exam starts at 1 p.m.
WRITING CONTESTS – PIERRE BERTON AND WRITE ACROSS ONTARIO
[January 21st, 2012]
Do you like to write stories, poems, plays, essays? Check out the library display to see what we have in print on improving your creative and nonfiction writing. Some writing contests to check out:
- ◙Pierre Berton (Earl Haig Secondary’s own contest evaluated by the English Department and students – Due Feb 1st, 2012)- ◙Write Across Ontario (Due Feb 1st, 2012!)
Modern Dance captured on Film: Pina [Jan 21, 2012]"Pina masterfully captures the essence of Bausch's work and sets a new benchmark for the depiction of dance on film" (TIFF.net)
If you have a chance, check out Pina, the documentary about the German choreographer, shot in beautiful locales and featuring some of Pina Bausch's original company members. It is currently playing at the TIFF lightbox at King and John (near Roy Thompson Hall). //Globe and Mail// review of the film.
Happy 2012!
[Jan 9, 2012]
Start the new year by setting some reading goals. What books would you like to complete by the end of each month?
Visit the library and check out some great reads. See the top Torontonian reads of 2011
The ◙White Pine reading club resumes on Monday January 16th at 3:30pm in the library computer lab.
Don’t forget about the◙Write Across Ontario contest– due February 1st.
“Get your writing read by well-known authors! Chose one of the story starters and submit your work to ◙Write Across Ontario’screative writing competition by February 1st, 2012. Winners will be published and win a cash prize.
Have a safe and Happy Holiday!
To you and yours, have a restful, safe, and happy holidays.Consider some good reads by visiting the library.
Guest Author Visit: Monday Dec. 5th, 2011
[Nov. 28, 2011]
Haiger alumnuus, Martha Schabas, author of Various Positions will be visiting Earl Haig Secondary Library on Monday Dec. 5th, 2011 during periods 1 and 2 in the new Window Lab. If you are not in a class that has been asked to attend, please see a teacher-librarian to get permission for period 1 or 2 that day.
◙From the //Toronto Star// Review of Schabas' novel **(click here)**:
"At 14, Georgia, our narrator, is at a perilous age. Friendless,
frightened by her schoolmates’ party game — “chicken,” a nasty advance on spin the bottle — she is saved one March day by a letter from the prestigious Royal Toronto Ballet Academy. A successful audition promises escape from her parents’ war of attrition — her physician father mostly absent, her teacher mother mostly sad — and, ideally, from puberty itself."
**This novel is recommended for senior students.
Read More: Canada Reads Nominees
[Nov. 28, 2011].
Read more! Take a look at the 2012 nominees for the CBC Canada Reads program. Books are debated by Canadian celebs. Which one will win? This year's selections are in nonfiction. Click on the images for more info.
Check out the Young Adult
Fiction award as well -
Parent-Teacher Interviews
[Nov. 28, 2011]Winning entries will be published online in the Open Book Magazine. Each winner will also receive a prize of $500!
Click image for more info.
Remember the Fallen
[Nov. 9, 2011].
In preparation for our Remembrance Day Assembly on Nov. 11th, learn more about the people who have given their lives as ” we bear witness and explore the true human cost of war.” (CBC)The White Pine Book Award 2012 selections have been announced. Click here for the 2012 fiction titles and here for the non-fiction titles. Check out last year's selections. If you are a Senior student interested in leading the Book Club, notify Mr. Go. Click here for more info. Students who have read at least five of the ten titles can vote for their favourite book in April. Winners are announced in May.
Join Earl Haig's Gay-Straight Alliance
[Oct. 12, 2011]Interested in making Earl Haig a more inclusive space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LBGTQ) staff and students? Come to room 232 after school on Monday Oct. 17 (meets every 3rd Monday of the month) and bring your ideas for Earl Haig's GSA.
Click here for more info.
click on image
Britannica Image Quest Gallery
[Oct. 11, 2011]Need a picture for a project? Check out the new place to find images for media projects. All the images are accompanied by the proper citation. As with any Britannica article, you can choose which format to use (in English, we use MLA formatting). Access this great resource by clicking here and using the same username and password for Britannica Online (listed in your agenda). Check your class page for more info.
"Britannica Image Quest, which contains more than two million images from over 50 of the best collections in the world. All images are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use—ideal for use in lessons plans, student projects, school Web sites, and beyond." (Britannica Image Quest)
The Turnitin Calendar
[Oct. 6, 2011]Use the turnitin calendar to stay on top of due dates. Log into your account and click on the calendar tab.
Your first stop for General Reference
[Oct. 3, 2011]To verify the information that you find on wikipedia, check out Encyclopedia Britannica online, a great general resource for facts and general reference. Click here to visit our Library's list of at least 20 electronic resources and refer to your school agenda for usernames and passwords.
Why use a database?
Sign up for turnitin
[Sept. 19th, 2011]If you haven't already, please sign up for turnitin using the class id and password provided by Mr. Go. Be sure to use an email you check frequently since this will be used for class announcements.